God Be with Our Boys Tonight

"God Be with Our Boys Tonight"
Early sheet music cover
Song
Published1918
Composer(s)Wilfrid Sanderson
Lyricist(s)Fred G. Bowles

"God Be with Our Boys Tonight" is a World War I–era song written by Wilfrid Sanderson and Fred G. Bowles in 1918.[1][2] It reached number three on the US top 100 songs of June 1918.[3]

The sheet music can be found at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library.[4]

It was sometimes performed by Tiny Tim.[5]

References

  1. ^ Parker 2007, p. 189.
  2. ^ "Browse All Recordings | God be with our boys tonight, Take 1 (1918-04-05)". National Jukebox. Library of Congress. Archived from the original on November 9, 2015.
  3. ^ "Top Songs of 1918". Music VF.com. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  4. ^ Sanderson, W.; Bowles, Fred G.; McCormack, John (1918). God be with our boys to-night. New York: Boosey & Co. OCLC 20119597.
  5. ^ See, for example, The Complete Monterey Pop Festival: The Criterion Collection Disc 3: The Outtake Performances, recorded by D.A. Pennebaker
Bibliography
  • Parker, Bernard S. (2007). World War I Sheet Music. Vol. 1. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-2798-7. OCLC 71790113.
  • Vogel, Frederick G. (1995). World War I Songs: A History and Dictionary of Popular American Patriotic Tunes, with Over 300 Complete Lyrics. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 0-89950-952-5. OCLC 32241433.